Australia signs security pact with Vanuatu amid Pacific rivalry with China
Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that it was proof that Australia remained the “security partner of choice” for the Pacific country.
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Taiwan has to be better prepared for China’s ‘politically motivated’ sanctions
China is Taiwan’s largest trading partner, with the mainland and Hong Kong accounting for 42 per cent of Taiwan’s exports in 2021.
PM Lee, German Chancellor Scholz discuss strategic partnership to tackle global challenges
Both PM Lee and Mr Scholz are scheduled to attend the Asean-EU Commemorative Summit in Brussels, Belgium, today.
Pond with capacity of 50 Olympic swimming pools built on Jurong Island to mitigate climate-change flooding
Built above an underground body of permeable sand, rainwater from an extreme storm event will be channelled into the 8.9ha pond, the first of such a size built in Singapore to…
Covid-19 outbreak forces parts of Beijing into voluntary quarantine
Meanwhile, the authorities continued to ease measures across the country, with a travel tracking app function to be scrapped from today.
Over 386,000 have received bivalent Covid-19 vaccine since mid-October
Singapore is introducing a bivalent version of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and above.
Marcos defends Philippine wealth fund Bill amid public backlash
The Philippine leader, who has been silent for weeks amid the public uproar over the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), said it would be advantageous for the country.
Jackie Chan in talks to make fourth Rush Hour movie after 15 years
The film franchise follows a Hong Kong detective who forms an unlikely relationship with a loudmouthed cop in Los Angeles to solve a series of international crimes.
PM Lee to make official visit to Germany, attend Asean-EU summit in Brussels
PM Lee will also officiate at the launch of two Republic of Singapore Navy submarines, Impeccable and Illustrious, on Tuesday, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in attendance.
Mumbai’s winter air pollution worsens, beating even Delhi’s poor air quality
India's commercial capital saw its overall air quality index (AQI) surpass 300 – a threshold that qualifies the air as “very poor” according to India’s measuring standards…